Chicago's Chagall Mosaic, The Four Seasons

Chicago's Chagall Mosaic, "The Four Seasons" (Les Quatres Saisons)
Artist: Marc Chagall
Unveiled September 27, 1974
First National Plaza, Dearborn and Monroe Streets

The mosaic is a rectangular box 70 feet long by 14 feet high by 10 feet wide.
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Panorama, looking east (4507 X 920 1.43 Mb)

Panorama, looking west (5100 X 954 1.93 Mb)

The design, which wraps around all four sides of the rectangle, was a gift to the city by the artist. The construction was privately funded. The glass and stone used came from Italy, France, Norway, Belgium, and Israel. Marc Chagall was present when the mosaic was dedicated on September 27, 1974.

Image: Chagall Mosaic
Detail: The Arrival of Spring

Image: Chagall Signature
The glass and stone mosaic is signed in two places.

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